Online camera Stavropol. Lenin Street, real-time view of Sberbank
In the south of Russia in the center of the South Caucasus, 1,450 kilometers from Moscow on the river Tashla lies the city of Stavropol, which is the administrative center of the Stavropol Territory. Stavropol can undoubtedly be called one of the largest cities in the North Caucasus. And in 2013 this very city was recognized as the most well-appointed in the country.
Stavropol was founded in October 1777 as the sixth fortress on the Azov Line. The elevation, on which the fortress was founded, was not chosen by chance. Because the hill was preceded by a ravine formed by rivers, there was very little access to the city, and therefore it was protected from surprise enemy invasion.
The name of the town may be translated as "city of the cross," because "stavros" in Greek means cross and "pol" means city. And in fact the fortress had the shape of the cross. In addition, the legend says that at the founding of Stavropol a stone in the shape of a cross was found, and later it was installed in the city as the first monument.
Stavropol has a very unique geographical position - it is equidistant from the North Pole and the equator, as well as equidistant from the Caspian and Black Seas.
Stavropol was recognized as a city eight years after its foundation in 1785 and had a slightly different name, Stavropol-Kavkazsky. In 1935, the city was renamed Voroshilovsk, and it regained its original name eight years later, in 1943.
Stavropol is the "gate of the Caucasus". At present, Stavropol is a cultural and business center of the region of the same name, which covers an area of 245 square kilometers.
